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The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 70. The grade is held to 30, 30 above Relevance. 30 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
83 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
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Procedure 8% Claims 89% Positioning 2%
Structure · 5 steps
Claims · 6
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Madam Speaker, Procedure · 18 words this issue has to do with the business of supply, because we just voted supply for the project.1 Procedure Claims · 175 words With Bill C‑15, the Minister of Transport callously decided to make people along the Alto corridor second-class citizens. He decided to take away their recourse and their right to question the need for expropriation for a train.2 Through his actions, the Minister of Transport is destroying what little social licence there was for this project. People in my riding are being harassed by Alto. There have been unauthorized drone flights.3 Hidden agency Now they have stopped because they were not allowed in the first place. People from Alto are knocking on doors without identifying themselves and without offering a business card.4 There are people in my riding who have been expropriated once already, who are familiar with expropriation and whose family or friends dealt with family tragedies such as suicides, broken families and depression. This is not ancient history. The last five pieces of land expropriated following the airport saga were only given back in 2024.5 That is what is happening with a train that does not exist and that has no business plan or cost-benefit analysis.6 Positioning · 5 words Bill C‑15 is an injustice. Positioning Claims · 17 words The people of Mirabel think that we need to scrap this project and start over from scratch. Off point
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×13 Procedure ×2 Hidden agency Positioning Off topic None of this statement addressed the specific topic under debate.
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Signal · 83
3 of 17 deductions are Signal
Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “this issue has to do with the business of supply,” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “because we just voted supply for the project.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Bill C‑15 is an injustice.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 0
13 of 17 deductions are Relevance
The question was off topic, so this reply is judged against the motion.
Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the motion under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “With Bill C‑15, the Minister of Transport callously decided to make people along the Alto corridor second-class citizens.” It is about the high-speed rail bill and the Transport Minister, not the motion’s economic subject.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “He decided to take away their recourse and their right to question the need for expropriation for a train.” It concerns expropriation rights under the rail bill, not the fiscal policies the motion targets.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Through his actions, the Minister of Transport is destroying what little social licence there was for this project.” It is about social licence for the rail project, not the motion’s economic claims.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “People in my riding are being harassed by Alto.” It is about residents’ dealings with the Alto project, not the motion’s subject.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “There have been unauthorized drone flights.” It concerns drone flights near residents, not the economy or the motion’s policies.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Now they have stopped because they were not allowed in the first place.” It continues the drone flights account, unrelated to the motion’s subject.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “People from Alto are knocking on doors without identifying themselves and without offering a business card.” It is about door-knocking by Alto representatives, not the motion’s fiscal claims.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “There are people in my riding who have been expropriated once already, who are familiar with expropriation and whose family or friends dealt with family tragedies such as suicides, broken families and depression.” It is about past expropriations and their human toll, not the motion’s economic subject.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “This is not ancient history.” It is a remark about the expropriation history, unrelated to the motion.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The last five pieces of land expropriated following the airport saga were only given back in 2024.” It concerns past land expropriations near the airport, not the motion’s subject.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “That is what is happening with a train that does not exist and that has no business plan or cost-benefit analysis.” It criticizes the rail project’s planning, not the government policies named in the motion.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Bill C‑15 is an injustice.” It is a judgment on the rail bill, not the motion’s economic claims.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “The people of Mirabel think that we need to scrap this project and start over from scratch.” It calls for scrapping the rail project, not reversing the inflationary policies the motion targets.
Respect · 100
0 of 17 deductions are Respect
Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.
Nothing lost points.
Clarity · 95
1 of 17 deductions are Clarity
Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.
Hidden agency Wording that hides who did something, or who will. What the tags mean → “There have been unauthorized drone flights” The flights are reported without naming who flew them, and the actor matters.
Claims · 6
This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.
1 “we just voted supply” The House recently voted on supply for the Alto project. search 2 “take away their recourse and their right to question the need for expropriation” Bill C-15 removes residents’ recourse and right to question the need for expropriation along the Alto corridor. search 3 “There have been unauthorized drone flights.” Alto carried out unauthorized drone flights over the speaker’s riding. search 4 “knocking on doors without identifying themselves and without offering a business card” Alto representatives knocked on doors in the speaker’s riding without identifying themselves or offering a business card. search 5 “The last five pieces of land expropriated following the airport saga were only given back in 2024.” The last five pieces of land expropriated following the Mirabel airport saga were returned only in 2024. search 6 “does not exist and that has no business plan or cost-benefit analysis” The Alto train project has no business plan or cost-benefit analysis. search
